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Investors Go Gaga for Fine Wine as Global Market Booms

As the French wine region of Beaujolais celebrates the start of a new season, a sign in Villefranche-sur-Saône states, "There are few things in life that can't be enhanced by a fine wine."

Investors pull out from US stock funds

Wall Street has been put on defensive mode ever since Donald Trump became the president of the United States. This led to investors pulling out $8.9 billion from US stock funds that ended on March 22 according to a research conducted by EPFR Global.

Warren Buffett's Optimism on American Businesses

Berkshire Hathaway's CEO is upbeat about the future of US businesses and stocks after his company reported a higher quarterly profit. Buffett urges investors to work with a collection of large and conservatively financed American businesses in the long term.

ChemChina Seeks $35 Loans to Complete Acquisition Transaction with Syngenta

Earlier this month, Chinese state-owned company ChemChina reached an acquisition deal of $43 billion with Swiss company Syngenta. After clearing regulation requirements in China, ChemChina is now seeking out loans of more than $35 billion from bankers to fund the purchase.

Group of Canadian and Kuwaiti Investors Bought The London City Airport for £2 Billion, Raise Concerns Over Possible Airport Charges Raise

The London City Airport has now new owners as a group of investors led by Canadian pension plan acquire the facility for £2 billion. Some expressed a concern over the airport’s plan to expand the service, also over the high price that could cause the new owners to increase airport charges.

Victoria's Secret CEO Announced Resignation, Parent Company's CEO to Assume Leadership

Victoria’s Secret CEO Sharen Turney announced her resignation on Friday, concerning investors and briefly crash the parent company’s shares after the news. However, the company had assured investors that the company will retain its success with the parent company’s founder and CEO Les Wexner assuming the role and Turney remaining as the lingerie brand’s advisor.

Asian stocks trade lower on thin volumes; Oil below $36/ bbl

Asian stocks were trading lower ahead of US Federal Reserve meeting, which will be held during 15-16 December 2015. Barring Shanghai index, all Asian indices ended lower on thin volumes. Oil price slipped below $36 a barrel. Japanese Nikkei index dropped to 10-week low. The Wall Street ended withlosses last week.

Talks of Dow-DuPont Merger: Futuristiic Powerful Mergers Can Help to Reshape the US Corporates

The big stakes are being built in big companies by the active new investors. It will help in reshaping the US corporate structure.

Investors Are Betting Massively On The Shining Future Of Recreational Cannabis

The future of legal cannabis industry is full of predictions. Even if the industry might experience a sudden drop in the sale due to new testing rule, the wholesalers will gear up immediately to pass the microbial testing standard. Now, undoubtedly, legal cannabis industry is a lucrative place for investors to put their bets.

Jack Dorsey, retail investors win, while underwriters lose in Square IPO

The IPO from Square has set a new record by receiving an overwhelming response on its listing day. the stock rose 45% giving more cheers to investors. Forbes has done some assessment on who are the winners and losers in Square IPO.

Activist investor Carl Icahn sells eBay shares in favor of PayPal

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn swapped his entire equity stake in eBay for the same number of shares in PayPal Holdings in the third quarter.

Gold down to its lowest for three weeks as investors look for Dec Fed hike

Gold prices are at their lowest levels in three weeks after the Federal Open Market Committee announced that there would not be a rate hike.

Fed keeps interest rates near zero, but hints of increase by mid-December

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates near zero last Wednesday after a two-day meeting, but said that it considers increasing it in their final meeting this year in mid-December.

Chipotle has two years of bad sales growth

Non-GMO Chipotle suffers slow sales growth for two consecutive years and investors were not at all happy. It used to have an outstanding sales growth but for some reason, it has now been declining. The non-artificial food restaurant hired Curt Garner, Starbucks former chief information officer, to help reverse the situation.

Wal-Mart shares tumble as profit forecast to drop

Wal-Mart's stock tumbled on the Wall Street following the forecast of earnings drop in the range of 6-12 percent hammered down the market sentiment. Wal-Mart shares fell 10.04 percent or $6.70 to $60.03 indicating biggest fall in a day during the past three decades. The stock was already trading 22 percent lower before the latest drop.

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